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folks consoling each other outside the sandy hook sandy hookin newtown after a gunman killed 27 people, including 20 at an elementary school band and the shooter, adam lanza, was found dead inside the school. children were evacuated and taken to the fire station. it is also the lead story in this morning's edition of "the denver post." folks in the area who were stricken by the shooting columbine high school. they had this headline. the are showing the connecticut state police leading a line of children from sandy hook elementary school in newtown, connecticut on friday after a shooting at the school. we're going to go to the phones and take this call from nelson in massachusetts. go ahead. caller: good morning. my concern was earlier we did have a gentle man who was 70 years old and the expert was on and disagreed about how times and society itself was much more innocent. i do not think these things are going to stop occurring. our society, our politicians, the banking system, they have now gotten to the root cause of the problem. nor do they solve the problems that common sense ameri
folks consoling each other outside the sandy hook sandy hookin newtown after a gunman killed 27 people, including 20 at an elementary school band and the shooter, adam lanza, was found dead inside the school. children were evacuated and taken to the fire station. it is also the lead story in this morning's edition of "the denver post." folks in the area who were stricken by the shooting columbine high school. they had this headline. the are showing the connecticut state police leading...
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superstar standee -- superstore sandy saslow de of homebuilding rate in the northeast. the credit ratings agency for its ratings is warning that the u.s. is more likely to lose its aaa rating if lawmakers can't agree on averting the so-called fiscal cliff of across-the-board spending cuts and tax increases due to take -- to kick in next month. in the first ever downgraded government debt, standard and poor's cut its rating from aaa to aa +. there will be a discussion of esparta in 45 minutes. hear his remarks live at 10:00 a.m. eastern. the choice for 2012 person of the year by nbc, president barack obama. he also received honor -- the honor in 2008 when he was elected president prepares >> i did not conduct a nationwide survey of gun owners, but among those who own guns that i talked with, i found that very often, the reaction -- you know, your way of thinking before and after you have a gun is very different. i think any law-abiding gun owners realize is that when he or she has a gun, it is a huge responsibility. if you use this weapon it responsibly or wrongly, you c
superstar standee -- superstore sandy saslow de of homebuilding rate in the northeast. the credit ratings agency for its ratings is warning that the u.s. is more likely to lose its aaa rating if lawmakers can't agree on averting the so-called fiscal cliff of across-the-board spending cuts and tax increases due to take -- to kick in next month. in the first ever downgraded government debt, standard and poor's cut its rating from aaa to aa +. there will be a discussion of esparta in 45 minutes....
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could there be problems with where you described caused by hurricane sandy? guest: most of the places affected by hurricane sandy are not covered under the special provision. for example, new jersey is not. most of you -- of new york is not. three of the burrows are. in a situation like sandy, it is going to be understandable that if a polling place cannot open, then you have to come up with an alternative. absent there being a blatant discriminatory motive with regard to particular change, for example, if a polling place is moved from a school to an all- white club, that might raise some eyebrows. other than something like that happening, section 5 does not prevent places like new york from having the flexibility to gynnae the changes they need to make. -- to make the changes they need to make. host: here is a comment on twitter. guest: i'm not sure if they are going to go to texas or not. the some of the people i met with on saturday, for example, are going to philadelphia. host: pennsylvania, andrew, a republican. caller: here in pennsylvania, with the ide
could there be problems with where you described caused by hurricane sandy? guest: most of the places affected by hurricane sandy are not covered under the special provision. for example, new jersey is not. most of you -- of new york is not. three of the burrows are. in a situation like sandy, it is going to be understandable that if a polling place cannot open, then you have to come up with an alternative. absent there being a blatant discriminatory motive with regard to particular change, for...
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a storm like superstar on sandy is a storm we have never seen before -- a storm like super storm sandy. it is due to industrial pollution from burning fossil fuels such as petroleum. some might question is this. how much responsibility does the petroleum industry willing to take for superstar sandy and other climate disasters that are looming on the horizon? how do you justify using billions of years of energy accumulation through your own individual wealth? thank you very much. guest: thank you for the question. the oil and natural gas industry are leaders in alternative forms of energy. we take our responsibility very seriously. we have invested more than the federal government in these different forms of energy over the past 10 years. to nobodycond seat for energy future. we understand our role and are looking always for new energy forms. we have a vast diversity of energy that we produce. climate has been a discussion in the united states for the past decade or so. carbon emissions right now are at 1992 levels. the economy has slowed down and we need to get people back to work and
a storm like superstar on sandy is a storm we have never seen before -- a storm like super storm sandy. it is due to industrial pollution from burning fossil fuels such as petroleum. some might question is this. how much responsibility does the petroleum industry willing to take for superstar sandy and other climate disasters that are looming on the horizon? how do you justify using billions of years of energy accumulation through your own individual wealth? thank you very much. guest: thank...
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that's jim in orlando, florida, where they are watching out for hurricane sandy. they're looking at that all up and down the eastern seaboard. and in the "new york times" this morning, we've got a picture of vice president joe bide known oshkosh, wisconsin, on our friday -- on vice president joe biden in oshkosh, wisconsin, on friday. he was scheduled for an event in virginia, but it was cancelled. fears of storm disrupting final days of campaign is the headline. sandy is expected to be a strong tropical storm that could cause severe coastal flooding, intense wind damage, and knocking out power to millions of people for days. the candidates may find it harder to push last-minute messages if they are competing with the images of a large, threatening storm. that could have a particularly outside impact in virginia, a key battleground state, if the storm hits that far south. host: read more about that in this morning's "new york times" and other papers from sea to shining sea. gail is calling from canton, ohio, on our line for democrats. she's optimistic about the ec
that's jim in orlando, florida, where they are watching out for hurricane sandy. they're looking at that all up and down the eastern seaboard. and in the "new york times" this morning, we've got a picture of vice president joe bide known oshkosh, wisconsin, on our friday -- on vice president joe biden in oshkosh, wisconsin, on friday. he was scheduled for an event in virginia, but it was cancelled. fears of storm disrupting final days of campaign is the headline. sandy is expected to...
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also in the aftermath of super storm sandy, here is "the new york post" this morning -- below that is a story with the headline -- our coverage today will continue, a review of fema's prepared this in the aftermath of hurricane sandy. that hearing will be live on 10:00 a.m. on c-span3 this morning with the fema administrator. back to your phone calls. a democratic caller, good morning to you. caller: yes. good morning. i just have a few things to say. the government could put a freeze on a lot of things. if they puts a freeze on these things, i would give the peopl e time to spend money. also, they are talking about medicare. i don't understand why medicare has to be a big thing. i pay medicare every month. $100 comes out of my check for medicare. i am not understanding why medicare is such a big problem when we have paid into medicare. the government is not giving us anything. that is all i wanted to say. host: the front page of "the washington post" -- itss about aarp anand lobbying efforts. that is an "the washington post" today about the aarp. here is the politico story. it says h
also in the aftermath of super storm sandy, here is "the new york post" this morning -- below that is a story with the headline -- our coverage today will continue, a review of fema's prepared this in the aftermath of hurricane sandy. that hearing will be live on 10:00 a.m. on c-span3 this morning with the fema administrator. back to your phone calls. a democratic caller, good morning to you. caller: yes. good morning. i just have a few things to say. the government could put a freeze...
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the problem is, sandy flooded many areas that were not on those maps. i spoke to one man has been living in the same neighborhood for years and never a drop of water in his house, never bought flood insurance. he is going to be in rough shape trying to rebuild his basement. and places like hoboken, flood insurance, people have it, but it doesn't cover finished basements. we are talking not necessarily basements all the way down, but garden apartments, that is only covered up to $500,000. people are potentially out a lot of money even with maximum coverage. host: years a gentleman you referred to. repairs and appliances will likely cost between a $20,000.30000 dollars. fema has said it will pay $4,400 as part of an individual assistance program. let us of the individual payout. we are looking at the 616 million-forever 20,000 -- that is $660 million point to 420,000 residents. the average grant is around $1,400. the maximum payout is around $32,000. let us go to the phones, marsha ll, on our line for democrats. caller: hello. ning.mor fema rolled in here
the problem is, sandy flooded many areas that were not on those maps. i spoke to one man has been living in the same neighborhood for years and never a drop of water in his house, never bought flood insurance. he is going to be in rough shape trying to rebuild his basement. and places like hoboken, flood insurance, people have it, but it doesn't cover finished basements. we are talking not necessarily basements all the way down, but garden apartments, that is only covered up to $500,000. people...
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a disaster aid package for states hit by superstar sandy in light of october. the committee released a draft of the legislation yesterday. tom coburn noted there was significant waste, fraud, and abuse in a federal spending and he does not want the same thing to happen if sandy aid is rushed through congress. testimony on senate's impact on small businesses. you could hear live at 10:00 a.m. on c-span radio. those are some of the latest headlines on c-span radio. [video clip] >> we do know the story of the cold war. we have seen the archives that describe relationships between roosevelt and stalin and truman. we have read and written the main events. i wanted to show what it felt like to be one of the people that were subjected to the system and how did people make choices and how did they react and behave. one thing that has happened is the -- we still call eastern europe has become differentiated. these countries no longer have much in common with one another. >> more with anne applebaum from her historical narrative sunday night at 8:00 p.m. on c-span. >> "w
a disaster aid package for states hit by superstar sandy in light of october. the committee released a draft of the legislation yesterday. tom coburn noted there was significant waste, fraud, and abuse in a federal spending and he does not want the same thing to happen if sandy aid is rushed through congress. testimony on senate's impact on small businesses. you could hear live at 10:00 a.m. on c-span radio. those are some of the latest headlines on c-span radio. [video clip] >> we do...
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it regards changes in pulling site because of super sandy. -- superstorm sandy. jamestown, north carolina. thanks for waiting. this is republican line joe. hello. caller: yes, good morning. i'm not going to keep you long. what i'm going to say is that when i talked with mitt romney, when i saw mitt romney out there, i've watched mitt romney for a long time and all of it's weapon. i'm very satisfied and i'm very confident that he's made it and he made it the right way and the wrong way. i'm not jealous and i'm glad that he's been blessed. also no -- when he talked about jeep and the united autoworkers and chrysler, he was correct. it was put down during a conference last week. i know that when you are an investor, you do have certain rights and you do have certain laws under the tax code and there's a lot of things that i could just sit here and talk about but i'm not. i'm going to let somebody else hold the ring. host: so why have you decided to vote or not vote? caller: well, i'm going to vote. and i'm voting for mitt romney. but here is the deal. to vote for ba
it regards changes in pulling site because of super sandy. -- superstorm sandy. jamestown, north carolina. thanks for waiting. this is republican line joe. hello. caller: yes, good morning. i'm not going to keep you long. what i'm going to say is that when i talked with mitt romney, when i saw mitt romney out there, i've watched mitt romney for a long time and all of it's weapon. i'm very satisfied and i'm very confident that he's made it and he made it the right way and the wrong way. i'm not...
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many have lost everything to hurricane sandy -- homes, possessions, loved ones. it will be a long time before life gets back to normal for them. but in the midst of so much tragedy, there are glimmers of hope. over the last few weeks we have seen fema personnel, the national guard, and first responders working around the clock in hard-hit communities. we see hospital workers using lunch breaks to distribute supplies, families offering up extra bedrooms. the fire department advertising free hot showers. buses full of volunteers coming from hundreds of miles away, neighbors sharing whatever they have -- food, water, electricity, and saying again and again how lucky they
many have lost everything to hurricane sandy -- homes, possessions, loved ones. it will be a long time before life gets back to normal for them. but in the midst of so much tragedy, there are glimmers of hope. over the last few weeks we have seen fema personnel, the national guard, and first responders working around the clock in hard-hit communities. we see hospital workers using lunch breaks to distribute supplies, families offering up extra bedrooms. the fire department advertising free hot...
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who did not do well, and how we make sure that everybody's doing well. >> the impact of super storm sandy, tonight on "the communicators" on c-span2 at 8:00 p.m. eastern. host: nick timiraos will be our guest for our regular "your money" segment, looking at how taxpayer dollars are spent, what they go toward, and what programs they help people. nick timiraos is a reporter from journal." street - thanks for talking about the federal housing administration. guest: thanks for having me. host: the big headline is the fha faces a big $15 billion shortfall. what does this mean? guest: as the housing boom turned to bust, private lenders fled and it was difficult to get a mortgage at affordable terms. the f h.a. became the only player standing in the market willing to do low downpayment mortgages until 2008, 2009, 2010. they took on a ton of business, and now more of those loans are defaulting. the fha does not actually make mortgages. they ensure loans that meet their standards, so you will go to a bank, they will make the loan, and they will be ensured by the u.s. -- by the fha. the fha then re
who did not do well, and how we make sure that everybody's doing well. >> the impact of super storm sandy, tonight on "the communicators" on c-span2 at 8:00 p.m. eastern. host: nick timiraos will be our guest for our regular "your money" segment, looking at how taxpayer dollars are spent, what they go toward, and what programs they help people. nick timiraos is a reporter from journal." street - thanks for talking about the federal housing administration. guest:...
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it seems to coincide with the sandy hook elementary shooting. the president is writing -- riding high. there are a lot of people who believe he should win this fight with boehner because he has convinced them his policy is right. the key question for republicans is how much political damage they suffered. who gets the blame if they go over the cliff. more and more republicans believe if they go over the cliff with be better than the deal they would get from obama. 's sides are angling for next year saying what is the best starting point for the conversations we will be having next year. those on both wings will be thinking, the best starting point would be the spending cuts and the tax increases. that also will happen if you are wondering about reducing our deficit next year. host: candace on our line for independents. caller: i am never been able to get through before thank you for taking my call. unfortunately, i have to say that the republican congress is not going to do anything. you have to look that the last 03 years. they have not done a
it seems to coincide with the sandy hook elementary shooting. the president is writing -- riding high. there are a lot of people who believe he should win this fight with boehner because he has convinced them his policy is right. the key question for republicans is how much political damage they suffered. who gets the blame if they go over the cliff. more and more republicans believe if they go over the cliff with be better than the deal they would get from obama. 's sides are angling for next...
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analysts say that the figure was analyst -- elevated by hurricane sandy. the labor department says that applications dropped from 40,000 in the previous week's. aaa says that more than 43 million of us are going somewhere for thanksgiving this year. travel organizations say that they will take a sharp upturn in the economy. officials in greece are criticizing the failure of the you -- european union to release loan funds for that debt ridden country. the greek prime minister is warning that it is not just the great future that hangs in the balance. the delay prolonged uncertainty over the future of greece, facing a default that would threaten the entire eurocurrency. finally, there is a new u.n. report saying that concentrations of greenhouse gases are up 20% since the year 2000. the report, days ahead of a climate conference reminds world government that their efforts to fight climate change are far from enough to meet their stated goals of limiting global warming. some of the headlines this hour on c-span radio. >> you career officers changed this army s
analysts say that the figure was analyst -- elevated by hurricane sandy. the labor department says that applications dropped from 40,000 in the previous week's. aaa says that more than 43 million of us are going somewhere for thanksgiving this year. travel organizations say that they will take a sharp upturn in the economy. officials in greece are criticizing the failure of the you -- european union to release loan funds for that debt ridden country. the greek prime minister is warning that it...
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now to republican caller in california, sandy. caller: i just went through an experience with my mother who went from the hospital to a nursing home and was told she could not have any rehabilitation services, that she was only allowed to stay in the nursing home seven days. then we had to make arrangements with hospice. they will all the paper that seven days. and she has to pay for everything else honor own. if hospice came to her house, she will have to pay. she paid into medicare many years. i think all seniors need to be aware and be prepared that this is what will happen to them. that's my experience. host: in philadelphia, rick is a democratic caller. caller: i cannot believe i got through. the last time i spoke with c- span was 2003. give me about a minute and 30 seconds. host: go! caller: i think barack obama should keep doing what he is doing, hold his ground. i think it is cold hearted and evil that these rich people don't want to pay what needs to be paid to keep the country running. everybody in the capital -- what is
now to republican caller in california, sandy. caller: i just went through an experience with my mother who went from the hospital to a nursing home and was told she could not have any rehabilitation services, that she was only allowed to stay in the nursing home seven days. then we had to make arrangements with hospice. they will all the paper that seven days. and she has to pay for everything else honor own. if hospice came to her house, she will have to pay. she paid into medicare many...
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host: you have a project that was used in the sandy effort. how does that relate? guest: just as facebook brought to light the concept of social networking, everyone of us has a mobile phone. it enables organizations and companies to leverage the crowd of people i am calling everyone -- by empower when everyone -- by empowering everyone with a mobile phone. in real time, his pictures can send the exact location back to a server with a map on it. the picture and the math -- the picture is over late in real time. it enabled decision makers to make meaningful decisions in real time. host: jon iadonisi is the founder of the white canvas group. is a former naval seal. caller: i would like to ask your guests to comment on the recent theft of three-4 million tax record by international hackers. the blame has been placed on the federal government. where does the true blame like -- to blame for something like this fall? is it with the federal government? the state of south carolina could use some help in protecting the citizens from this kind of cyber crime. guest: thank yo
host: you have a project that was used in the sandy effort. how does that relate? guest: just as facebook brought to light the concept of social networking, everyone of us has a mobile phone. it enables organizations and companies to leverage the crowd of people i am calling everyone -- by empower when everyone -- by empowering everyone with a mobile phone. in real time, his pictures can send the exact location back to a server with a map on it. the picture and the math -- the picture is over...
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host: are you in an area affected by sandy. caller: the area where i live on the upper east side, we are doing ok. but downtown manhattan is doing better now. the understand they are starting to get their electricity back. we are ok on the upper east side. host: are there concerns about how people might be affected with election day? caller: not in this neighborhood. i am sure there are in some neighborhoods. they are talking about making the arrangements either through having generators, or the election booths or bringing back the old system of voting, i guess mechanical. host: when it comes to house and senate elections, what are you looking at? caller: tomblin to vote straight democratic ticket down the line -- i am going to vote straight democratic ticket down . in congress, senate and president, all of the individuals all over and over bolling to the religious rights against abortion rights. they are bowing to the rich people. they are against slightly higher taxation. back to the clinton 4% increase. i know wealthy people
host: are you in an area affected by sandy. caller: the area where i live on the upper east side, we are doing ok. but downtown manhattan is doing better now. the understand they are starting to get their electricity back. we are ok on the upper east side. host: are there concerns about how people might be affected with election day? caller: not in this neighborhood. i am sure there are in some neighborhoods. they are talking about making the arrangements either through having generators, or...
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host: were you hit by her and sand -- by hurricane sandy? caller: yes, and our community is still grieving from that. people are without utilities, homes have been destroyed. my sister and niece lived in point pleasant beach, and my sister and my knees have said it has been an absolute miracle the way that community has come together. every morning when i talk to my sister, she talks about the angels, and how humanity and how the extraordinary ability of people and help each other -- extraordinary ability of people to come together and help each other is a from every day. i would like to thank governor christie, president obama, and all of our first responders. but i want to get back to the focus. just like hurricane sandy, we are in a serious crisis, and we have to come together in terms of expectations. we cannot tolerate this manipulation, this maneuvering, this gambling. -- game-playing. we have to unite in those two expectations. unemployment may be at 0, but if people are working three jobs to make ends meet, that means nothing. host:
host: were you hit by her and sand -- by hurricane sandy? caller: yes, and our community is still grieving from that. people are without utilities, homes have been destroyed. my sister and niece lived in point pleasant beach, and my sister and my knees have said it has been an absolute miracle the way that community has come together. every morning when i talk to my sister, she talks about the angels, and how humanity and how the extraordinary ability of people and help each other --...
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take hurricane sandy. we are going to spend a lot more money trying to rebuild as opposed to investing and making sure that does not happen again. power lines in the d.c. area are still above ground. every time we have a hurricane or a storm, they go down and we lose all lot of money instead of making the investment to put them underground. it is those kinds of things, investments, but we need to moves forward instead of spending time and money on the same issues guest: here is a lot of issues. -- issues. guest: he raised a lot of issues. host: he said he would be willing to pay more taxes. guest: a think a lot of people in the upper income tax brackets feel we do not need to extend tax breaks for upper- income. there are a lot of issues he raised by the way, republicans are saying to the touch the rates for upper-income, but instead close the loopholes. the mortgage interest deduction is not a loophole. the charitable contribution deduction is not a loophole. provisions for education are not loopholes. th
take hurricane sandy. we are going to spend a lot more money trying to rebuild as opposed to investing and making sure that does not happen again. power lines in the d.c. area are still above ground. every time we have a hurricane or a storm, they go down and we lose all lot of money instead of making the investment to put them underground. it is those kinds of things, investments, but we need to moves forward instead of spending time and money on the same issues guest: here is a lot of issues....
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one of the points from the story -- in late 2010, his wife, sandy jackson, told the "chicago tribune" about an affair that the congressman had nearly ended their own marriage . host: our question, how much do you need to know about members of congress? our phone lines are open. we have a call from connecticut. good morning. welcome to the conversation. caller: good morning. i would like to say three things, as someone who has suffered from profound mood disorder in my life. the first of which is somebody's medical records, as somebody who has been particular bipolar disorder, are going to look a great deal different from somebody who suffered a heart attack. i think it's really important to be sensitive to that, because there could be things in that medical record though not necessarily harmful, could prove embarrassing, and there's really no reason for anybody to see what's in there. host: ok. caller: the second thing i would like to say is that we have had great leaders who have had mood disorders, among them abraham lincoln and also, in england, winston churchill, who used to call
one of the points from the story -- in late 2010, his wife, sandy jackson, told the "chicago tribune" about an affair that the congressman had nearly ended their own marriage . host: our question, how much do you need to know about members of congress? our phone lines are open. we have a call from connecticut. good morning. welcome to the conversation. caller: good morning. i would like to say three things, as someone who has suffered from profound mood disorder in my life. the first...
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the senate is going to try to finish work on a sandy disaster aid supplemental bill which they have been trying to get done for weeks. they are hoping to finish that today and also trying to work on a foreign intelligence surveillance act authorization extension. there's enough on the floor to keep them busy. the question is whether they will have something to vote on may be on christmas eve. on sunday joe lieberman indicated we would all be working new year's eve. we will see that happens. host: merideth shiner, thanks for your time. we appreciate the update on the fiscal cliff. here is "politico" -- a lot of similar headlines in other publications this morning. we want to hear from business owners on the fiscal cliff and if it is affecting your plans for 2013. you can see the numbers on the screen. business owners only. small or large businesses. from the hill newspaper -- that's from the hill newspaper this morning. finally, from "politico" -- our first call this morning, from business owners only, about your views on the fiscal cliff, comes from jim in hot springs national park, arka
the senate is going to try to finish work on a sandy disaster aid supplemental bill which they have been trying to get done for weeks. they are hoping to finish that today and also trying to work on a foreign intelligence surveillance act authorization extension. there's enough on the floor to keep them busy. the question is whether they will have something to vote on may be on christmas eve. on sunday joe lieberman indicated we would all be working new year's eve. we will see that happens....
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this after hurricane co sandy drove applications higher in the month. reports that the u.s. economy has been growing at a faster rate than had been estimated earlier. 2.7% annual rate from july through september. economists believe growth is slowing to a rate below 2% because of disruptions in the superstar and worries about tax increases and spending cuts -- disruptions from the super storm and worries about tax increases and spending cuts. speaker boehner once the president to move of his position on rates. the president will not move. the president keeps saying he has laid what republicans call his $1.60 trillion revenue plan on the table. if the speaker boehner has the alternative, he should say it rather than talking about non- specific revenues entitlement cuts. an update on hostess. the company will ask a bankruptcy judge for permission to give its top executives bonuses totaling up to $1.8 million today. the company says the incentive pay is needed to repay 19 managers during the liquidation process. and they could earn more, depending on how well the carry out their
this after hurricane co sandy drove applications higher in the month. reports that the u.s. economy has been growing at a faster rate than had been estimated earlier. 2.7% annual rate from july through september. economists believe growth is slowing to a rate below 2% because of disruptions in the superstar and worries about tax increases and spending cuts -- disruptions from the super storm and worries about tax increases and spending cuts. speaker boehner once the president to move of his...
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she talks a lot about how arts and crafts kept their sandy. and how depression was so bad, add a lot of the camps there were high incidence of suicide so people would make these little things of beauty to give to each other just as a way to say we support you and we care about you. >> our tour continues from oklahoma city on c-span2 and c- span3. >> "washington journal" continues. host: we are back with alex brill who served as a former staff economist for the president's council of economic advisers. now at the american enterprise institute, a research fellow over there. our topic this morning is overhauling the tax code. the u.s. marked the top spot on sunday as the highest corporate tax rate after japan lowered its rate. we are number one. the u.s. officially at the highest corporate tax rate. japan lowered its rate. what does that mean? guest: that is not a race that you want to win. the u.s. has not changed its corporate tax rate since the mid 1980's while most other developed countries have continually chipped away at their rate. japan w
she talks a lot about how arts and crafts kept their sandy. and how depression was so bad, add a lot of the camps there were high incidence of suicide so people would make these little things of beauty to give to each other just as a way to say we support you and we care about you. >> our tour continues from oklahoma city on c-span2 and c- span3. >> "washington journal" continues. host: we are back with alex brill who served as a former staff economist for the president's...
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sandy berger -- host: let us move on to las vegas, nevada. caller: good morning. i would like to say the republicans are serious because of the leaks. president obama is a serious warrior against al qaeda. they would really like for him to keep the fact that he killed osama bin laden. that should be secret, as far as the republicans are concerned. in the idea that the president said the private sector is doing fine. he misspoke. he should have said that corporations are doing fine, which if you check with "the wall street journal close court or another agency, you'll find that corporate profits are making more money than ever. they're paying less taxes. they are just not hiring people because they like the situation. they can squeeze every doubled productivity out of the workers and hire only when they have to. that is why we need to have an instructor funded by the fed. host: david las vegas. the lead story in "the los angeles times" -- -- you can read that at latimes.com in the cocoa in new york times" -- host: back to the phones with our discussion regarding th
sandy berger -- host: let us move on to las vegas, nevada. caller: good morning. i would like to say the republicans are serious because of the leaks. president obama is a serious warrior against al qaeda. they would really like for him to keep the fact that he killed osama bin laden. that should be secret, as far as the republicans are concerned. in the idea that the president said the private sector is doing fine. he misspoke. he should have said that corporations are doing fine, which if you...
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we know we have to rebuild the states that were ravaged by hurricane sandy. we know that the whole nation needs help. let's roll up our sleeves and send a clear message to our fellow americans in the rest of the country that we are prepared to go back to work. this is neither a democratic or republican issue. infrastructure is vitally important to everyone. it shouldn't take anything more than calling the bill up and voting on it. i think it the other issue that everyone agrees on is the whole issue with regard to the middle class tax cut. everybody, including billionaires', would get a $250,000 tax cut. why risk the uncertainty, why take people to this fiscal cliff during this holiday season when this could easily be addressed? then you can come back and haggle in january. no one has to break a pledge. as tom cole eloquently said, he is not raising anyone's taxes, he is preventing them from being raised on the middle-class. step up to the plate, send that message to the entire world that we are secure. long-term, i think we need to focus on health care costs
we know we have to rebuild the states that were ravaged by hurricane sandy. we know that the whole nation needs help. let's roll up our sleeves and send a clear message to our fellow americans in the rest of the country that we are prepared to go back to work. this is neither a democratic or republican issue. infrastructure is vitally important to everyone. it shouldn't take anything more than calling the bill up and voting on it. i think it the other issue that everyone agrees on is the whole...
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sandie says, if we continue with austerity it will lead to another recession. look at the -- what is your reaction to the cbo report? caller: i believe we are in trouble. cannot quit bringing money and cared if i am having a hard time paying my bills i have to quit working so much. my deal is to go out and get another job. the big problem is, mitch mcconnell said, they have to do anything so obama does not get reelected again. i believe bill clinton was the last time the budget was balanced, and he left half a trillion dollars to george bush. the economy never went downhill really bad until 2007. even with his cuts he never paid for anything. he had enough money coming in. host: thank you for calling in. another poll from politico. this says ann romney may not make prime-time during next week pose a convention. the networks are not during prime time coverage of the convention on monday, the opening night. that is the night romney has been scheduled to deliver the keynote address. you can watch it on c-span. kathy is a democrat. go ahead with their comment. call
sandie says, if we continue with austerity it will lead to another recession. look at the -- what is your reaction to the cbo report? caller: i believe we are in trouble. cannot quit bringing money and cared if i am having a hard time paying my bills i have to quit working so much. my deal is to go out and get another job. the big problem is, mitch mcconnell said, they have to do anything so obama does not get reelected again. i believe bill clinton was the last time the budget was balanced,...
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it quickly reply to that republican, the bill but the senators tried to pass, a 60,000 billion for sandy on the east pork inhere's a lot of that. call your delegates. my question to you, in regard to what i've heard on president obama in regard to social security is trying to incorporate changes cpi -- chained cpi. a person would pay $1,200 more in one year and over. 30 years, $28,000. could you go in depth on that for me? guest: there are different ways of computing the consumer price index. one of those is to change how much we saved for food and shelter and so forth for the proportions of the previous year as opposed to a base year. that gives you a somewhat lower rate of inflation. economists would argue that is more realistic and a fairer way to index and the government benefits. i have a problem with that. as an economist, i'm interested in perfection of measurement. as a guide u.s. to operate in washington, i am also concerned with equity. older folks really have a different basket of goods than and people. when was the last time grandma and grandpa went out and bought a suite of
it quickly reply to that republican, the bill but the senators tried to pass, a 60,000 billion for sandy on the east pork inhere's a lot of that. call your delegates. my question to you, in regard to what i've heard on president obama in regard to social security is trying to incorporate changes cpi -- chained cpi. a person would pay $1,200 more in one year and over. 30 years, $28,000. could you go in depth on that for me? guest: there are different ways of computing the consumer price index....
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weighed heavily for community development's to help new york and new jersey recover from hurricane sandy. most of the focus is on the immediate recovery, it includes $13 billion as a downpayment towards longer-term payments to protect against future disaster. the question this morning is, as the president begins on his second term, john is joining us from illinois. caller: i will distract a little bit. i hear so much talk about cutting entitlements. we never hear about over spending government waste. cutting some of the money that we need a in order to serve our country. why can we ever hear about where money is going that it should not go like research for monkey science. that is my comment. host: thank you for the call. john on the republican line. caller: i just wanted to say i think the number one priority -- the biggest thing we are seeing in the business world, small businesses are not able to borrow money to expand it. no help from the banks whatsoever. we had to go to independent leasing program. i do not understand why president obama is the president everybody thinks he is. why
weighed heavily for community development's to help new york and new jersey recover from hurricane sandy. most of the focus is on the immediate recovery, it includes $13 billion as a downpayment towards longer-term payments to protect against future disaster. the question this morning is, as the president begins on his second term, john is joining us from illinois. caller: i will distract a little bit. i hear so much talk about cutting entitlements. we never hear about over spending government...
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how about sandy, pittsburgh, pa.? caller: yes, i have a question about employment. my son is computer oriented, just graduated from college, $35,000 in debt. where can young people go to apply for jobs in cyber security? what kind of jobs are there? give the young people some inroads into how they can get a job in this field of cyber security. where do they go? host: thank you for calling. guest: cyber security is one of the fastest-growing areas right now. the federal government is looking to hire a number of cyber security experts. the bill this week talks about development in getting cyber security experts on board. there are a number of companies looking for cyber security. host: cyber security is quite broad. you mentioned what is happening in the house this week, but when we talk about cyber security, we are talking about a lot of other entities, are we not? >> another element of this that will probably affect more and -- more elements of everyday security is data breach. if you do any shopping on-line, you have received e-mails about your information possibly
how about sandy, pittsburgh, pa.? caller: yes, i have a question about employment. my son is computer oriented, just graduated from college, $35,000 in debt. where can young people go to apply for jobs in cyber security? what kind of jobs are there? give the young people some inroads into how they can get a job in this field of cyber security. where do they go? host: thank you for calling. guest: cyber security is one of the fastest-growing areas right now. the federal government is looking to...
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.-15 rifle which was the primary weapon used in the sandy hook elementary school massacre. the ones on the rifle, the magazine, the ones on the rifle used in the shooting had a 30-round capacity. users of the rifle can change the barrel, stock, magazine, suggested retail price, around 1,2urks to $1,400. it's military use. some pleps in the u.s. it was founded in 1973 and bought by a capital management in 2006, headquartered in madison, north carolina, manufacturing in new york. is this kind of gun, do you think, john fund, ok to have outside of military use and by police departments? guest: well, again, we had an assault weapons ban in 1994 and 2004. there are a whole bunch of existing guns out there. one of the unfortunate facts and i wish that wasn't the case, we had over 230 million privately owned firearms in this country already existing. millions of those are these semi-automatic weapons. banning them doesn't mean they go away. it means they go into the criminal underground market. you can steal one. you can buy one on the street. unfortunately, i know places in los a
.-15 rifle which was the primary weapon used in the sandy hook elementary school massacre. the ones on the rifle, the magazine, the ones on the rifle used in the shooting had a 30-round capacity. users of the rifle can change the barrel, stock, magazine, suggested retail price, around 1,2urks to $1,400. it's military use. some pleps in the u.s. it was founded in 1973 and bought by a capital management in 2006, headquartered in madison, north carolina, manufacturing in new york. is this kind of...
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sandy on our line for republicans. caller: thank you for taking our -- my call and your efforts for providing privacy for us as citizens. i hear that there seem to be objectives to safeguards due to cost to companies? is there something that you can comment on that, that they might be able to reduce the costs of things that might safeguard our information and exploited those things for us as consumers? guest: that is a good question. we have tried to be mindful that small business will not be able to implement the same measures as large companies with a lot of consumers. if a company has sensitive data, they are sharing it with third parties, the privacy program for the company would look different from a small mom and pop store. we have tried to take it and say that it should be proportional to the size of the country -- company. host: the white house has released a consumer privacy bill of rights. tell us about that, and how that differs from the ftc privacy report. guest: they are very consistent and complementary.
sandy on our line for republicans. caller: thank you for taking our -- my call and your efforts for providing privacy for us as citizens. i hear that there seem to be objectives to safeguards due to cost to companies? is there something that you can comment on that, that they might be able to reduce the costs of things that might safeguard our information and exploited those things for us as consumers? guest: that is a good question. we have tried to be mindful that small business will not be...
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first, i want to show you "the daily news" about superstore sandy, new york hit with a $30 billion bill. "the daily news" is saying to suck it up. responding to the storm up there in new york. that is a story to watch as congress returns. another topic for congress, of course, is the situation with general petraeus resigning. we will talk about that with ronald kessler, next. we will talk about protocol, and then we will return to this fiscal cliff discussion with evan in, former democratic senator from indiana. we will be right back. ♪ >> c-span invites middle school and high-school students to send a message to the president. let the president know which issue is most important to be considered in 2013. the studentcam video competition is open to students grades 6 through 12, and the january -- and the deadline is january 18. for complete rules, go online to studentscam.org. >> i enjoy the rebroadcast of various television news programs. i like that they provide and to end coverage without the sound bites. it really gives me an opportunity to consume as much information on what is g
first, i want to show you "the daily news" about superstore sandy, new york hit with a $30 billion bill. "the daily news" is saying to suck it up. responding to the storm up there in new york. that is a story to watch as congress returns. another topic for congress, of course, is the situation with general petraeus resigning. we will talk about that with ronald kessler, next. we will talk about protocol, and then we will return to this fiscal cliff discussion with evan in,...
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sandy, a republican. caller: i wanted to make a comment on a woman who called in a while ago, a veteran of desert storm. first of all, i thank her for her services, all service people for their service to the country. she made a comment about service people having bad teeth and they should go to europe for health care. the government is supposed to be taking care of our service people and taking care of their health needs. if that is not working for the veterans, obviously obamacare will not work for the rest of us. the government takes care of service people improperly, how will they take care of us? i think we should vote against obamacare. host: from illinois, a democratic caller. caller: i'm calling to let everybody know, i do not think anybody really knows history. we never really had a problem with the health-care system in this country until one of richard nixon's friends came up with a scheme to make money, at a profit. richard nixon, in the 1970's, signed into law the bill that would make it ok t
sandy, a republican. caller: i wanted to make a comment on a woman who called in a while ago, a veteran of desert storm. first of all, i thank her for her services, all service people for their service to the country. she made a comment about service people having bad teeth and they should go to europe for health care. the government is supposed to be taking care of our service people and taking care of their health needs. if that is not working for the veterans, obviously obamacare will not...
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someplace else where maybe the soil is sandy and more subject to a drought they might be getting 10 bushels of corn per acre. it's very widespread. we do know this, that we will probably have maybe the fourth or fifth best corn crop nationwide we have ever had. but it is still down tremendously from last year. last year it averaged 180 bushels per acre. they expect the state of iowa to have about 132 bushels per acre. nationwide, 120 bushels per acre. that sounds like a lot. when i started farming in 1960, the average nationwide was about 60 bushels per acre. host: we are talking with senator grassley of iowa. if you would like to join the conversation, call -- you don't serve on the foreign relations committee, but we would like to hear your perspectives on news that the u.s. ambassador to libya was killed in a. rocket is is breaking news. what would be the implications on this with our relations overseas with libya and egypt? guest: it ought to have very serious implications. no country, when you have an embassy in a foreign country, it's just like american soil. it ought to be respected
someplace else where maybe the soil is sandy and more subject to a drought they might be getting 10 bushels of corn per acre. it's very widespread. we do know this, that we will probably have maybe the fourth or fifth best corn crop nationwide we have ever had. but it is still down tremendously from last year. last year it averaged 180 bushels per acre. they expect the state of iowa to have about 132 bushels per acre. nationwide, 120 bushels per acre. that sounds like a lot. when i started...
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sandy. independent line. caller: is there a tax for physicians in this provision? because i have been to a specialist and there is a big sign in his office that says $165.atients since i had tri-care, they build my insurance $600. i called and asked about it and they said this is what we agreed to so whatever they coded it is what we have to pay. is there some kind of regulation or anything in the tax law that will help get rid of that kind of fraud? guest: one of the strangest things to do is look your company bills or the things they sell you that says this is not a bill. what you see is an enormous amount of negotiated pricing. one side effect of negotiated pricing is there are mythical prices. i had to go to the doctor when i fell and hurt my shoulder. the list price that my insurance company was going to cover was $18. if you read the fine print, you discover the company is paying 99 cents. i would be hesitant about a $600 because it is hard to know what the net number they are paying is. if i were a doctor and i could get cash from a patient rather than deali
sandy. independent line. caller: is there a tax for physicians in this provision? because i have been to a specialist and there is a big sign in his office that says $165.atients since i had tri-care, they build my insurance $600. i called and asked about it and they said this is what we agreed to so whatever they coded it is what we have to pay. is there some kind of regulation or anything in the tax law that will help get rid of that kind of fraud? guest: one of the strangest things to do is...
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sandy is an independent from charlotte, north carolina. caller: it is my understanding the u.s., the cia with israel has set up operations in televisa -- telaviv to setup the arab spring for citizens to protest against their own government. it comes down to a natural resource war with the agenda of gaining control of gaining control of the oilfields. the bush family has owned private oil field in iraq. the whole thing is shameful. you are nothing but a mouthpiece for the pentagon and the defense department. i get sick of deceiving propaganda coming out of this whole deal. host: propaganda. guest: the pentagon does not feel that way, i can tell you that. the arab uprising began because people of those countries were frustrated with decades of oppression and absence of opportunities. if the united states and israel wanted to best protect their interests, they would have kept the status quo. they were doing fine with arab dictators happy to sell them oil and protecting the peace treaty with israel and protect american interests. there is no a
sandy is an independent from charlotte, north carolina. caller: it is my understanding the u.s., the cia with israel has set up operations in televisa -- telaviv to setup the arab spring for citizens to protest against their own government. it comes down to a natural resource war with the agenda of gaining control of gaining control of the oilfields. the bush family has owned private oil field in iraq. the whole thing is shameful. you are nothing but a mouthpiece for the pentagon and the...
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host: from the washington post style section -- and the inside story -- next call comes from michigan, sandy is an independent. what are your thoughts about what the president had to say? you have to keep the volume on your tv turned down. now to a republican in south carolina, lilly. please turn down the volume on your tv. caller: ok. my thoughts is that he is undermining the whole moral standards of this country. marriage was defined in the bible. that is where it all started. it is a union between a man and a woman. to take this to this other level -- i think he is doing it just to get back at southerners, which is totally wrong. i do not appreciate this man as president and i cannot call him president. host: jerome is an independent in chicago. please go ahead with your comments, we are listening. caller: thanks, peter. i think the entire nation, republicans and democrats, are looking at it in the wrong way. it is an issue that has been around long before there was government. i think the only thing the government should recognize this civil unions. as far as marriage, they should leave
host: from the washington post style section -- and the inside story -- next call comes from michigan, sandy is an independent. what are your thoughts about what the president had to say? you have to keep the volume on your tv turned down. now to a republican in south carolina, lilly. please turn down the volume on your tv. caller: ok. my thoughts is that he is undermining the whole moral standards of this country. marriage was defined in the bible. that is where it all started. it is a union...
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we found out that -- going back to 1997 -- sandy hume broke the initial story. john boehner was aware of what was going on. he was not leading the charge. that's something that a lot of sources told us. host: you report that of the 81 republican lawmakers who served with gingrich and are still in congress, only two have endorsed him as president. host: has bigger boehner stayed relatively removed from the debate and the campaign at large? guest: it is an awkward position for speaker boehner. potentially, gingrich could be the nominee and he would be the top republican in the house. that would be a bit awkward. he is trying to distance himself from that event, saying it was a rumor and just speculation that he was involved. he was well aware of it. he was in these leadership meetings plotting it. once again, he was not leading the charge. however, he was in the meetings discussing how to get rid of newt gingrich. host: bob cusack, managing editor of "the hill," thank you so much. you can find this story online or in the paper today. our question for you this morn
we found out that -- going back to 1997 -- sandy hume broke the initial story. john boehner was aware of what was going on. he was not leading the charge. that's something that a lot of sources told us. host: you report that of the 81 republican lawmakers who served with gingrich and are still in congress, only two have endorsed him as president. host: has bigger boehner stayed relatively removed from the debate and the campaign at large? guest: it is an awkward position for speaker boehner....
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host: scott, republican in big sandy, texas. you are on the journal. caller: good morning. i believe the president taking credit for the killing of bin laden is sort of like an umpire taking credits for the home run the little leaguer hit over the fence. when all the empire did was say, play ball. bin laden had nothing to do -- he had nothing to do with killing of osama bin laden or the training of the seals and certainly not anything over the operation itself. all he did was say play ball. and he had absolutely no choice in that decision. board would have gotten out that he put these -- on it if he had done it. he had no choice. coming out as some great hero because of this is just absolute nonsense. host: a viewer tweets in -- "the financial times" also talks about the issue. mr. romney hit back in spat over bin laden. the headline in the newspaper. diane from california on the democrats' line. do you think it is a legitimate campaign issue? caller: absolutely. good morning, peter. and the thing is, what in god's green earth is the world try to tell us here or the united
host: scott, republican in big sandy, texas. you are on the journal. caller: good morning. i believe the president taking credit for the killing of bin laden is sort of like an umpire taking credits for the home run the little leaguer hit over the fence. when all the empire did was say, play ball. bin laden had nothing to do -- he had nothing to do with killing of osama bin laden or the training of the seals and certainly not anything over the operation itself. all he did was say play ball. and...
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sandy, columbus, ohio, a democrat there. what do you think? gcaller: first of all, i would like to hear the make up and see the makeup of the total top-10 that were expected when she was denied because we so often have not only racial problems, we can have gender problems as well. so before we get into affirmative-action and how we as black people or white people are the minorities, we are not able to have a fair shot into getting that college. also, listening to the case, they may need to reform the age of how they except college students. host: here is a graphic that was in "the wall street journal" yesterday. the racial-ethnic makeup of the university of texas undergraduate student body. can see the make up there in 2010. 2007, over 50% white. you can see that number going down in 2011, less than 50% white, asians, hispanics, blacks making up more of the student body. guest: i see. host: union bridge, maryland, republican, keith. good morning. caller: i joined the conversation late this morning, and i'm curious if they explain the 10% -- my
sandy, columbus, ohio, a democrat there. what do you think? gcaller: first of all, i would like to hear the make up and see the makeup of the total top-10 that were expected when she was denied because we so often have not only racial problems, we can have gender problems as well. so before we get into affirmative-action and how we as black people or white people are the minorities, we are not able to have a fair shot into getting that college. also, listening to the case, they may need to...
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sandy wile of citibank, break up the big breaks. guest: are remarkable statement. no individual is more closely associated that created -- creating these behemoths'. this is really remarkable. this is a debate we had for a long time. some very smasmart people have made this argument, paul volcker. it is not the approach we took, but we should continue to have that debate. it is still clear while dodd- frank did some very smart offerithings, derivatives contrn protecting consumers, that we have more to do and thinking about these institutions that they failed to risk bringing down the economy. i am not at a point personally where i am aware stand while is. i am not sure how we would do that. it worries me if we did that unilaterally, and now we of smaller banks competing with german and british and chinese banks that of scale that our guys do not. it is a debate we should continue to have. host: finally, a house panel questions the treasury secretary on the handling of the barclays rate gain. questions on the scandal that have consumed the big industry. guest: well,
sandy wile of citibank, break up the big breaks. guest: are remarkable statement. no individual is more closely associated that created -- creating these behemoths'. this is really remarkable. this is a debate we had for a long time. some very smasmart people have made this argument, paul volcker. it is not the approach we took, but we should continue to have that debate. it is still clear while dodd- frank did some very smart offerithings, derivatives contrn protecting consumers, that we have...
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big sandy, texas. scott, what do you make of the bid -- of the gop field? caller: just like rick santorum, the cream is coming to the top. it is the right thing. i love him. he has been one of my favorites all along. he understands what makes america great. he is right on energy, defense, foreign policy. he will be a very strong candidate to take on. host: let me get your reaction to the challenge this morning. mr. -- this morning. caller: you will see that he will start to have the resources. i am going on line this morning and donating $20 per week, however long it takes. who is going to get there? there are lots of good candidates on our side. any one of our candidates, including ron paul, who i cannot stand -- he is insane, but he is right on a lot of things. like essay, he will have the resources, when the time comes. -- like i say, he will have the resources, when the time comes. host: all right, scott, republican. let me read a bit more from this piece. "he is trying to counter the perception that he is the latest republican alternative. he has said
big sandy, texas. scott, what do you make of the bid -- of the gop field? caller: just like rick santorum, the cream is coming to the top. it is the right thing. i love him. he has been one of my favorites all along. he understands what makes america great. he is right on energy, defense, foreign policy. he will be a very strong candidate to take on. host: let me get your reaction to the challenge this morning. mr. -- this morning. caller: you will see that he will start to have the resources....
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haley peterson is saying -- next is sandy from indiana. caller: thank you. i think third parties are very relevant now, more now than ever. if ross perot had gotten elected, maybe all of our jobs would not be overseas and we would not be in the miss we are in. i think the green party should be able to get in there and get in the debate. libertarians, whatever. i am tired of voting against somebody instead of for somebody. host: thank you for the call. from one of our viewers saying -- some of your comments on our twitter page -- join the conversation on our facebook page. next is tom from michigan on the democrats' line. caller: good morning. the only point i wanted to make is, of course third party candidates are relevant because -- it is enough -- if enough people vote for the third party, it affects the other aspects of the election. going back to ralph nader, if he had started his own party -- the consumer advocates party or something -- maybe he would have gone further. the whole thing with ross perot, you have been talking about him. if he was not invo
haley peterson is saying -- next is sandy from indiana. caller: thank you. i think third parties are very relevant now, more now than ever. if ross perot had gotten elected, maybe all of our jobs would not be overseas and we would not be in the miss we are in. i think the green party should be able to get in there and get in the debate. libertarians, whatever. i am tired of voting against somebody instead of for somebody. host: thank you for the call. from one of our viewers saying -- some of...